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Reboot

Posted on 2018-06-10  ·  3 min read  ·   ·   ·   · 

As much as I hate to write about writing, especially when I write so infrequently, I feel I need to reboot this blog. I wrote so few posts in recent months I considered giving up altogether.

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More Melbourne

Posted on 2018-02-21  ·  4 min read  ·   ·   ·   · 

On our second full day in Australia we went shopping in central Melbourne, before Ingrid’s mum Maria picked us up ahead of our trip along the Great Ocean Road.

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Taking It Easy In Melbourne

Posted on 2018-02-20  ·  2 min read  ·   ·   · 

On our first full day in Melbourne we took it easy. It was warm and sunny, so different to the weather we’d left behind!

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Any sugar?

Posted on 2018-02-02  ·  2 min read  ·   ·   · 

Not being much of a drinker, I’ve never felt the need to do dry January. Also Ingrid and I sat in a restaurant in Barcelona on January 2nd drinking for the third night in row. We hadn’t got off to that great a start. Well today marks the completion of a dry month: dry January with a two day lag.

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A Diary?

Posted on 2018-02-01  ·  2 min read  ·   ·   ·   · 

This year promises to be exciting so this week I tried to buy a diary. One of those day-to-a-page affairs for scribbling down all the things I’ve seen and learned about. I thought they might be cheap now the calendar is turning to February. No such luck. There were a few week-to-view diaries going for half price in Waterstones but nothing suitable for my needs. I have lots of Field Notes notebooks if my urge to write gets too much to resist.

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Posted on 2018-01-25  ·  3 min read  ·   ·   · 

Ingrid and I renewed our Cineworld passes as it is the season to go to the movies and check out the Oscar contenders. You nod along sagely while dreaming up superlatives to show how much you agree with the taste-makers. Or you can call such-and-such movie a pretentious load of crap.

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Spain, New Year 2017/18

Posted on 2018-01-12  ·  4 min read  ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   · 

For new year Ingrid and I met up with Ingrid’s friend Ros at Barcelona airport. We went from there to Cadaqués on the Costa Brava. A winding drive over steep hills leads you down to a cute bay with the typical white houses and terracotta roofs. All the window frames were painted just the right shade of blue.

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Top 10 Albums 2017

Posted on 2017-12-31  ·  6 min read  ·   ·   · 

Top 10 Songs 2017

Posted on 2017-12-29  ·  5 min read  ·   ·   ·